Michigan · Public charity
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Support, promote and fund the arts in kalamazoo county.
- $209k
- Granted FY2023
- 5
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $28k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $5,500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $5,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 24
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $28k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $25k | 67% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $31k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 24 | $231k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $9k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $14k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo Choral Arts Inc | $20,500 | 2 | 10% |
| Renaissance Enterprises Co | $17,500 | 2 | 12% |
| Kalamazoo Book Arts Center | $14,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Edison Neighborhood Association Inc | $13,500 | 2 | 6% |
| Black Arts & Cultural Center | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Rootead Enrichment Center | $9,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Vibrant Kalamazoo | $9,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Queer Theatre Inc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kalamazoo Children's Chorus | $6,400 | 1 | 4% |
| Wellspring-Cori Terry and Dancers | $5,500 | 1 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo Choral Arts Inc | $20,500 | 2 | 10% |
| Renaissance Enterprises Co | $17,500 | 2 | 12% |
| Kalamazoo Book Arts Center | $14,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Edison Neighborhood Association Inc | $13,500 | 2 | 6% |
| Black Arts & Cultural Center | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Rootead Enrichment Center | $9,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Vibrant Kalamazoo | $9,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Queer Theatre Inc | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kalamazoo Children's Chorus | $6,400 | 1 | 4% |
| Wellspring-Cori Terry and Dancers | $5,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Michigan Festival of Sacred Music | $5,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Performing Arts Workshops Paw Inc | $5,054 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($212k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation · Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc · Irving S Gilmore Foundation · Kalamazoo Community Foundation · Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation · Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation · Tyler-Little Family Foundation · John E Fetzer Institute Inc · Enna Foundation · The Burdick-Thorne Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
- How much does Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo give?
- Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo reported 5 itemized grants totaling $27,500, out of $209,085 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (94%), Education (3%), Human Services (3%).
- Who are Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Kalamazoo Choral Arts Inc ($21k), Renaissance Enterprises Co ($18k), Kalamazoo Book Arts Center ($14k).
- Does Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation, Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc, Irving S Gilmore Foundation.
- Where is Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo based?
- Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is based in MI.
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